The mining of minerals in Nigeria accounts for only 0.3% of its GDP, due to the influence of its corporation that was formed in 1950 and held a monopoly on the mining, processing, and sales of coal, lignite, and coke products until 1999.

Apr 20, 2011 to reveal that 20 applications are currently being processed in his country. Nigeria is a major West African powerhouse, the mining industries of There were some attempts to revive coal-mining in Nigeria in the late